13 Going on 30?

For your makeup, please review the video clip in discussion 4 and provide an analysis of how this pertains to management theory and what you take from it from a management point of view. Your input should have at least 450 words with a title page and a reference page. You should have at least 2 references. Both pages should be separated from the content pages. Please make the work double spaced, with all paragraphs indented.
13 Going on 30?
Module 4 Discussion – 13 Going on 30?
Carefully review all of the learning material for this week. Then view the video extract from the movie 13 Going On 30 (Management in the movies, 2008, opens in new tab, runs 4:01).

In your first post, discuss the team and group considerations in the movie clip. Consider what might managers try to accomplish here – for the good of the people and the organization? Assume that the dancer was a paid performer. In your second post respond to another student’s post.
Apply critical thinking in applying your learning to the work and social actions in the movie. DO NOT assume that any other content from the original movie has *any* relevance.
Assignment Directions
Provide an initial response of 450 words by Wednesday by 11:30 PM
Cite any outside sources within your posting
This assignment is worth up to 15 points.
Learning Objectives Assessed: 3a, 3d, 5a, 5b, 5c
Reference: McGraw-Hill Producers. (2008). Management in the movies [DVD]. Available from The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121.

ANSWER

13 Going on 30?

Team and Group Considerations

A group is a collection of people performing as individuals, while a team is a collection of people with a common commitment. There are different types of work, project, virtual, and self-managed teams (Urick, 2021). The movie clip involves different groups of people in a bar or at a party with different reasons as to why they came or attended. They, however, form a team when the dancer starts dancing and the rest join in. the team formed is one of the dancers who are focused on one thing, which is dancing and having a good time. Managers can try to accomplish different things from the video. They can demonstrate the importance of working in a team through the movie clip. When the dancer moved to the middle of the dance floor and was dancing alone, it looked awkward and uncoordinated ( McGraw-Hill Producers, 2008). However, this changed when she was joined by someone one can assume is an acquaintance. Once somebody else joins in the dance floor, the other people in the club start paying attention to what is going on.

The dance floor eventually fills up with people dancing in coordinated choreographed movements. It no longer looks awkward because the people are working together. Another factor that managers would consider is teaching the success that can be attained when people work as a team and not as a group. Teamwork brings people together, and success is better when it is shared. The people on the dance floor are happier when dancing together as a team, not when doing it alone. They seem to enjoy each move, and everybody seems happy, even those who are watching from the sidelines. This shows that when people work in teams, they have better chances of success and inspire other people to join the team, or it influences them to clap for them or have their back.

Another lesson that managers can derive from the clip for the good of the organization is that sometimes it takes one bold person taking the first step for others to join. The dancer first took the tape to the DJ started dancing, and eventually, other people joined them ( McGraw-Hill Producers, 2008). This can also be to the leaders within the organization that sometimes they have to lead by example. This means they have to take the first step, and then their subordinates will follow them (Urick, 2021). People in an organization are a team as they are committed to a common commitment. They should therefore be dancing to the same moves. This can be achieved by working in a team and showing their followers how they should work together as a team. Different groups of people within the organization can also come together and work as a team.

References

Urick, M. J. (2021). Team Considerations. In Leadership in Middle-Earth: Theories and Applications for Organizations. Emerald Publishing Limited.

McGraw-Hill Producers. (2008). Management in the movies [DVD]. Available from The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121.